ClimateDT output variable list
Following is the list of variables provided in the output file for each location. Each listed variable is provided for the whole time period (1920-2098). Please note that the first four columns in the output file contains ID, Latitude, Longitude and Elevation (in this order) of the input file. The reference year is reported in the 5-th column.
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| Description | Unit | Column name(s) | Colums no. | Calculation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly minimum temperature | Celsius degrees (°C) | tmn01-tmn12 | 6-17 | Directly downscaled from reference climatic layers |
| Monthly maximum temperature | Celsius degrees (°C) | tmx01-tmx12 | 18-29 | Directly downscaled from reference climatic layers |
| Monthly total precipitation | Millimeters (mm) | prc01-prc12 | 30-41 | Directly downscaled from reference climatic layers |
| Mean annual Temperature | Celsius degrees (°C) | bio1 | 42 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Mean Diurnal Range (Mean of monthly (max temp - min temp)) | Celsius degrees (°C) | bio2 | 43 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Isothermality (bio2/bio7) (×100) | index | bio3 | 44 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Temperature Seasonality (standard deviation ×100) | Celsius degrees (°C) | bio4 | 45 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Max Temperature of Warmest Month | Celsius degrees (°C) | bio5 | 46 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Min Temperature of Coldest Month | Celsius degrees (°C) | bio6 | 47 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Temperature Annual Range (bio5-bio6) | Celsius degrees (°C) | bio7 | 48 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Mean Temperature of Wettest Quarter | Celsius degrees (°C) | bio8 | 49 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Mean Temperature of Driest Quarter | Celsius degrees (°C) | bio9 | 50 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Mean Temperature of Warmest Quarter | Celsius degrees (°C) | bio10 | 51 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Mean Temperature of Coldest Quarter | Celsius degrees (°C) | bio11 | 52 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Mean annual Precipitation | Millimeters (mm) | bio12 | 53 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Precipitation of Wettest Month | Millimeters (mm) | bio13 | 54 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Precipitation of Driest Month | Millimeters (mm) | bio14 | 55 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Precipitation Seasonality (Coefficient of Variation) | index | bio15 | 56 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Precipitation of Wettest Quarter | Millimeters (mm) | bio16 | 57 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Precipitation of Driest Quarter | Millimeters (mm) | bio17 | 58 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Precipitation of Warmest Quarter | Millimeters (mm) | bio18 | 59 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Precipitation of Coldest Quarter | Millimeters (mm) | bio19 | 60 | Calculated with dismo R package |
| Hargreaves reference evaporation | mm / day | Eref | 61 | Calculated with SPEI R package |
| Hargreaves climatic moisture deficit | Millimeters (mm) | CMD | 62 | Calculated as Eref-bio12 and monthly negative values are set to zero |
| Mean Coldest Month Temperature | Celsius degrees (°C) | MCMT | 63 | Simple calculation using raw downscaled values |
| Mean Growing Season (Apr-Oct) Precipitation | Millimeters (mm) | MGSP | 64 | Simple calculation using raw downscaled values |
| Mean Summer (May-Sep) Precipitation | Millimeters (mm) | MSP | 65 | Simple calculation using raw downscaled values |
| Mean Warmest Month Temperature | Celsius degrees (°C) | MWMT | 66 | Simple calculation using raw downscaled values |
| Precipitation sum between April and October | Millimeters (mm) | PSMAO | 67 | Simple calculation using raw downscaled values |
| Degree-days above 0°C, chilling degree-days | °C * days | GDD0 | 68 | Calculated with a nonlinear function fitting on downscaled data |
| Degree-days above 5°C, growing degree-days | °C * days | GDD5 | 69 | Calculated with a nonlinear function fitting on downscaled data |
| Degree-days above 18°C, cooling degree-days | °C * days | GDD18 | 70 | Calculated with a nonlinear function fitting on downscaled data |
| Number of Frost-Free Days | day | NFFD | 71 | Calculated with a nonlinear function fitting on downscaled data |
| Annual heat moisture index | °C / mm | AHM | 72 | (bio1+10)/(bio12/1000)) |
| Summer heat moisture index | °C / mm | SHM | 73 | MWMT/(MSP/1000) |
| Temperature difference | Celsius degrees (°C) | TD | 74 | MWMT-MCMT |
| Extreme minimum temperature over 30 years | Celsius degrees (°C) | EMT | 75 | Calculated with a nonlinear function fitting on downscaled data |
| The Julian date on which FFP begins | day | bFFP | 76 | Calculated with a nonlinear function fitting on downscaled data |
| The Julian date on which FFP ends | day | eFFP | 77 | Calculated with a nonlinear function fitting on downscaled data |
| Frost-free period | day | FFP | 78 | bFFP-eFFP |
| Precipitation as snow AugPY-Jul | Millimeters (mm) | PAS | 79 | Calculated with a nonlinear function fitting on downscaled data |
| Monthly Standardised Precipitation Index | index | spi01-spi12 | 80-91 | Calculated with SPEI R package |
| Monthly Standardised Potential Evapotranspiration Index | index | spei01-spei12 | 92-103 | Calculated with SPEI R package |